“It seems to me that now Tony needs to take a break from the sport, take a psychological break. We need to get away from all this policy. I think that after a couple of months of rest, without any load, he will be able to return to the hall to have fun. Have some fun, not get ready for a duel. When you have not lost for many years, you have a long series of victories, you feel serious pressure. Now this load has been dropped from his shoulders, ”BJ Penn quoted the specialist as saying.
In the early morning hours of May 10, Tony Ferguson lost by technical knockout to Justin Gatzy at UFC 249. This was his first loss since 2012.
Earlier, former rival Fedor Emelianenko expressed doubt about the return of McGregor to lightweight.